Annual report of the town officers of the Town of Williamsburg

\ NT N I : A I , REPOErrS

( ) V T \ I K

. TOWN OFFICERS

OF THK

Town of 'Williamsburg,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1885)

Comprising the Reports of the

SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, ASSESSORS, SURVEYORS OF
HIGHWAYS, TREASURER, aild AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS,

Together with the Report of l-fte

WMtiM street Fnnfl Committee, and Revised List of Jurors for 1885.

Town of Williamsburg [ncorporated April 24th,

1771.

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.:

WADE. WARNER & CO., PRINTERS.

1885.

ANNUAL REPORTS

OF THE

TOWN OFFICERS

OF THE

Town of Williamsburg,

FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1885,

Comprising the Reports of the

SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, ASSESSORS, SURVEYORS OF
HIGHWAYS, TREASURER, ail AUDITORS OF ACCOUNTS,

Together with the Report of the

Whiting Street Flint Committee, ai Revised List of Jurors for 1885.

Town of Williamsburg Incorporated April

24th, 1771.

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.:
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY JOURNAL PRINT.

1885.

REPO R T

OF THE

Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor,
and Hio'hwav Surveyors.

cs

The Selectmen. Assessors and Overseers of the Poor
of the town of William sburg hereby respectfully submit
.their annual report for the year ending January 31. 1885.

The following table gives the amount appropriated for
the different departments for the year ending January 31.

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Schools,

Highways and Bridges

Contingent,

Pauper department,

Intere>t.

Street lights,

Fire Department.

Free Text Book-.

Haydenville School house repairs,

Building school-house in Clflpp district,

Memorial dav.

Cemetery Mountain Street,

13,000 00
1,000 00
1,100 00
1.500 00
1.400 00
350 00

mo oo

500 00
250 00
375 00

50 00

25 00

19,650 00

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A general statement of appropriations and expendi-
tures under the different departments is given below, the
details of which will appear in the proper place.

PAUPER DEPARTMENT.

The expense of this department exceeds the appropria-
tion by 1221.73 ; of this amount $182.84 was caused by the
sickness of Lyman Hemingway whose death, caused by can-
cer, occurred November 17. The amount paid for medical
attendance in his case was $110.00. The amount of $348.-
19 has been expended necessarily wholly on account of sick-
ness, $143.10 of it for those who will not require per-
manent aid from the town. We consider our town fortu-
nate in not having any larger bill this year for the poor,
when we take into consideration the hard times and want
of employment by many of our people.

The number of persons who have received full support
during the whole or part of the year was 12. Two of that
number, Thaddeus Bartlett and Lyman Hemingway, have
died during the year. Of the above number two were sup-
ported in the insane asylum, one of whom, Joseph Grace,
left the hospital May 17. Nine are now receiving full sup-
port, four of whom will require it only as temporary aid on
account of sickness. There is one child under 12 years of
age in charge of the Board, who has a father and mother
living, but they do nothing towards his support.

The number of families receiving aid residing and hav-
ing legal pauper settlement in this town was 7, comprising
36 persons, 10 males and 26 females. Of these, 7 males and
17 females were under 14 years of age. Tavo families resid-
ing in this town, but having a legal pauper settlement in
another town, comprising 10 persons, 5 males and 5 females,
have been aided in this town, by order of the overseers of

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the poor, where their legal pauper settlements are, for which
we have received payment.

Three families comprising 16 persons — 7 males and 9
females — having a legal pauper settlement in this town, but
now residing in other towns, have been aided by our order.

STATE PAUPERS.

There were three families comprising 15 persons — 8
males and 7 females — aided by us during the year that have
no legal pauper settlement within the State. Two of these
persons were sent to their home in New York state at a cost
of $18.20 for transportation. The remainder were aided at
an expense of $49.00.

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES DEPARTMENT.

The exhibit in this department shows an expenditure in
excess of the appropriation of $423.57. In our statement
of the expenditures under this department we include all
the items of expense which belong to the above account for
the year. The item of $46.40 for breaking roads and $161,-
83 for bridge plank, which are usually included under the
head of old bills or contingent funds, we reckon as this
year's highway expense. It was found upon examination of
one of the abutments of the [bridge near Joseph Roger's,
that it needed rebuilding, which was done at an expense of
over i $87.00. The heavy showers on the 22d of August
and the 6th of December washed the roads badly, causing
an extra expense of over $150. These repairs were neces-
sary and required by law, and it was not thought best to
call a special town meeting to raise extra money for this
purpose. The amount appropriated would have been ample
for the ordinary expenses, reckoning the snow-bills and
bridge plank under the head of old bills.

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The bridge plank engaged for the coming year will cost
about $145, and we would recommend including that amount
in making this year's appropriation for highways and bridges.
Some, if not all, of our iron bridges need painting, a matter
that we think should be considered when making the appro-
priation for highways.

CONTINGENT DEPARTMENT.

The amount expended under this head exceeds the ap-
propriation $429.65. Since the passage of the law abolish-
ing school districts, all school-house repairs have to be pro-
vided for by special appropriation, and until this year have
been, or be paid from the contingent appropriation ; this
year there has been expended for that purpose $158.91. We
also made necessary repairs on the Strang house costing $32.-
75. We also expended $76.17 in obtaining evidence against
and in the prosecution of illegal liquor-sellers, and should
do the same thing again under the same circumstances.
There was also an extra expense this year of $100 for insur-
ance on the town hall. The salary of the school committee
was much larger this year than heretofore on account of the
extra labor attending the introduction of Free Text Books
into the schools.

FREE TEXT BOOK DEPARTMENT.

The amount expended here exceeds the appropriation
$219.32, which was unavoidable by the ommittee who had
the matter in charge, as they were acting in accordance with
the instructions of the law. A detailed1 statement will no
doubt appear in the annual report of the school committee.

OLD BILLS.
The $100 reported as paid to William Skinner was for a

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building lot for a school-house, the amount being left in the
Treasurer's hands for that purpose last year, and was includ-
ed in the amount reported of cash on hand.

WHITING STREET *VTLL.

The committee of the Whiting Street fund submit the
fallowing statement of their work for the year ended Janu-
ary 31st. 1885.

Cash received from town treasurer 8240. The above
amount has been expended by us as follows :

Paid Mrs. Lewis Black.

$16 00

Moses Beals,

10 00

Edwin Everett.

10 00

Miss Jemima Thayer,

10 00

Miss Josephine Kingsley.

10 00

Miss Harriet Graves,

10 00

Mrs. Clifford Luce,

5 00

Mrs. John C. Williams.

5 00

Mrs. Michael O'Neil,

5 00

Thomas Wade,

10-00

Phineas Morton,

10 00

George Damon,

10 00

Henrv Hebert.

5 00

Mrs. F. Dunlavy,

10 00

" E. Coogan,

10 00

" Ellen Londergan,

8 00

" Lawlor,

8 00

" Walter Moakler,

8 00

" James Shea,

10 00

" Margaret Moakler,

8 00

4i Marv Mallov,

8 00

" Mary Londergan,

10 00

Mary Blanehfield,

8 00

" Coogan,

8 00

" Edward Mack.

10 00

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Paid Mrs. J. Morrisey, $8 00

" Mary Connelly, 8 00

" Cusiek, 8 00

$240 00

Respectfully submitted,

OLIVER NASH, ) n
PEIRCE LARKIN, Committee.

The following statement gives the amount of receipts
and amounts expended in each department.

TREASURY RECEIPTS.

Remainder on hand, Feb. 1, 1884, $ 790 90

Income Collins School Fund, 979 78

State " " 228 09

Dog " 100 51

" Whiting Street " 240 00

Corporation Tax, 197 81

National Bank Tax, _ 1,250 48

Taxes of the current year, 10,949 97

State Aid, 598 00

Military Aid, 90 00

Rent of Town Hall, 30 63

Old Desk and Plank, 6 30

Auctioneer's License, 2 00

Use of derrick rope, 2 00

Collins School Fund uninvested, 755 67

116,202 09

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PAID.

State Tax. $ 1,140

00

Countv Tax, . 1,417

54

Collins Fund Tax,

43

57

Committee of Whiting Street Fund.

240

00

State Aid,

316

50

Military Aid.

192

00

Decoration Committee.

50

00

Interest on Town Debt, 1,250

00

" Strang Loan,

18

00

Temporary Loans,

164

28

School Committee for Schools, 4,308

38

OLD BILLS.

William Skinner for Imilding lot,

100

00

H. S. Gere, advertising reward,

1

50

Recording 3 Deeds,

1

50

D. Williams, care Town Hall,

5

00

PALTER DEPARTMENT.

Paid for Lyman Hemingway, from Oct. 1,

1884, $

243

69

Thaddeus Bartlett from Dec. 1,

57

59

Oliver Wait to Feb. 1,

79

63

Ellen M. Williams to Jan. 1,

184

67

Joseph Grace in full,

77

76

Mrs. Caroline and Thos. Wait, to

Feb. 1,

31

31

James M. Xichols, to Feb. 1,

105

78

Walter Strang, to Feb. 1,

142

25

Mrs. Catherine Ellsworth, to Feb. 1,

108

00

Mrs. Margaret Erskine, to Feb. 1,

65

50

Mrs. Ida L. Merritt and family, to

Feb. 1,

71

06

William Williams' child, to Feb. 1,

65

25

James Shea's children, to Feb. 1,

60

00

Ha met Graves, to Feb. 1,

49

73

$ 108 00

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Paid Mrs. Wm. Mayhar, to Feb. 1, $84 25
Albert Lacore, to Feb. 1, 52 15

Abner Hemingway, to Feb. 1, 5 00

Edward Ryan and family, to Feb. 1, 46 00
Caleb F. Tufts and family, to Feb. 1, 6 50
Simon C. Phelps, to Feb. 1, 6 01

Michael Q'Brien and family,to Feb.l, 96 73
Rob't Trainor and family, to Feb. 1, 36 37
Dan'IC. Wade and family,to Feb. 1, 10 00
Joseph Upton, to Feb. 1, 30 00

Tramps, 6 50

Appropriation, $1,500 00.

STATE PAUPERS.

Mrs. Emma Bay on and family, 43 35

Henry Hebert and family, 5 65

Elias Cheney and wife, 18 20

,721 73

$ 67 20

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.

Franklin Clapp, labor,

$ 6

10

H. E. Nash,

2

50

H. C. Nash,

18

62

J. B. Rogers,

32

75

Willie O'Brien,

8

25

John O'Neil,

101

30

Fowler Washburn,

12

18

L. C. Graves,

7

50

C. D. Farnsworth,

194

98

F. E. Hyde,

5

50

Francis Loomis,

25

30

Francis S. Warner,

73

52

C. W. Bradley,

3

50

H. W. Hitchcock,

1

00

Charles E.Tileston,

19

50

2

10

i Isaac r. ±>aker, labor,

so

00

George W. Lawley,

2

Lewis Guilford and Thomas Culver,

16

75

Dennis Brazell,

o
O

00

Jratnck J. Ivellv,

n
6

A A

00

L. H. .rorter,

1

oO

J. P. Davenport,

10

00

James Scully,

1

4

. ) 1 1

J ohn (J Urien,

A

4

A A

20

Henrv A. Bisbee,

6

X A

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Robert Damon,

n
0

£ A

oO

Alanson Xash,

1

CI X

J ohn G. Jliiler,

a
O

4o

Joseph S. Graves,

Q
0

OZ

Henrv Wait,

1

4

a a

00

Mvron X. Adams.

<

4o

G. M. r>raatora, for lumber*

14

4o

G. 31. Bnullord, tor plank,

lb

ol

Daniel MacDonald,

7

oO

Joseph Asher,

1

oO

Richard Bargereaux,

i a
10

o0

Henrv S. Leonard,

i n
10

H. G. >V asnourn.

5

i 0

Martin G. \\ elJs,

o
0

"7 A
* 0

T XT fy

1. Js . LtUIIIO,

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AO

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John Truhart,

1

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John Phinnev,

a

1 o

4U

Clarence Loomis,

1 i 0

mi i

uu

Thomas Ryan,

1 5

Charles Come,

-\i
01

iia
uu

Lewis Welsh,

4_

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William P. Leonard,

oo

A.I i

Uu

ireoi ge 11. nanot,

44

uu

>v maid >> unams,

! 1

-±1

-i (

Samuel A. Merritt,

6

47

Henrv Parent,

13

50

John Lombard,

12

00

Phillip Bargereaux,

4

50

11

PaidE. F. Miller, labor,

William E. Thayer, for nails, etc.,
Homer Foot & Co., for derrick rope,
J. H. Metcalf, for powder and fuse,
Smith & Fay, for iron washers,
Herbert Russ, for blacksmithing,
Robert Damon, for bridge plank,
C. D. Farnsworth, snow-bill,
Lewis Guilford,
L. H. Porter,
Hiram Nash,
L. C. Graves,
C. W. Bradley,
Samuel Merritt,
A. P. Miller,
E. P. House and G. H. Elliott, snow-bill.

* 1

50

10

65

15

46

2

13

61

12

85

161

83

7

43

4

35

3

00

o

40

4

75

6

20

7

27

5

00

1

50

Appropriation, $1000 00.

CONTINGENT DEPARTMENT.

Paid Insurance on Town House, $ 100 00

Dewey Williams for care of Town

House, 8 00

H. W. Sampson for labor on Town House, 16 02
Fuel and oil for Town House, 12 05

Glass and setting for " 1 60

W. L. Smith & Co., table and chairs, 10 00
Williams & Stebbins, labor and stock, 6 78
Repairs on Strang place, 32 75

Repairs on Lock-up, 3 50

C. W. Warner, building schoolhouse steps, 2 15
Morton & Davis, labor on schoolhouse in

Haydenville, 45 34

Repair of blackboards, 4 50

Furniture for schoolhouse in Clapp dist't 18 37
G. H. Ames for stove and pipe, " " 15 94

$1,423 57

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Paid Williams & Stebbins, for 2 stoves for

school houses, $16 90

E. 6. Kingsley, labor on school houses, 37 03
E. D. Kingsley, M >' " 4 80

J. H. Laws, " M " 12 41

H. A. Bisbee, for setting glass, etc., 1 50

Expense of fire in Haydenville, April 30, 16 10

G. F. Smith and C. D. Waite, services as

Auditors, 5 00

Wade, Warner & Co., printing school

reports, 11 50

Gazette Printing Co., printing town

reports, 12 00

J. M. Fay, services as school committee, 33 00
Jas. O'Donnell, " " « u 100 00

C. S. Wlieeler, M " " " 100 00

H. A. Bisbee, services as Constable, 15 14
H. A. Bisbee, for care of hearse, 20 00
A. Kimball, steel plate for road scraper, 8 50
Postage, expressage and stationery, 11 01
Registrar's Book, 1 00
Collectors Book, 1 10
Voting lists, 85
E. D. Kingsley, for services as Elector, 10 00
Recordine births, marriages and deaths, 34 3*>
T. Iff. Carter, service's as clerk and

treasurer, 65 00

Geo. F. Smith, services as collector, 125 0(1
Services of Selectmen, Asssessors and

Overseers of Poor, 275 00

Services of board of Registrars, 23 00

Mrs. Sophia Xash, abatement of tax, 13 20
Mrs. E. G. Kingsley, " " • 17 60
Fred W. Thayer, u u * 16 50

Mrs. Maria W;ells, - a u 12 54

A. A. Nichols, " u " 5 50

Sundry poll tax " 66 00

Win. G. Bassett, for legal counsel, 5 00

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Paid Expense prosecuting illegal liquor sellers,

Hill & Wainwright, attorney fees, $20 00
Services of detective, 56 17

$1,429 65

Appropriation, $1,100 00.

STREET LIGHTS.

L. D. James, F. C. Anderson, Committee.
Paid expenses for lights in Williamsburg, $198 51
" " " " Haydenyille, 179 27

$377 78

Appropriation, $350 00.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Paid for repairs of engine in Williamsburg, $27 34
« " " " house in " 9 00

" " " " " " Haydenville,2 52
" " " " in " 9 90 „

J. D. Norton & Son for 6 ladders, 25 00

Painting ladders,

M. H. Beals, care of engine, 3 00

% 79 50

Appropriation, $100 00.

OUTSIDE REPAIRS AND PAINTING OF SCHOOL
BUILDING IN HAYDENVILLE.

A. C. Morton, L. W. Carr, E. F. Miller, Committee,

Paid G. F. Boynton, painting, etc., $193 79

A. C. Morton, for repairs, 35 32

$ 229 11

Appropriation, $250 00.

REPAIRING MOUNTAIN ST. CEMETERY FENCE.

Paid G. H. Ames, for wire, $6 00

C. W. Bradley, labor, 9 00

$15 00

Appropriation, $25 00.

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DECORATION OF SOLDIERS' GRAVES.
Paid Soldier's Committee, $50 00

| 50 00

Appropriation, #50 00.

BUILDING SCHOOL HOUSE IN CLAPP DISTRICT.

Paid E. D. Kingsley, labor and material, $294 77
H. W. Sampson, " " " 55 00

Desks and seats, 25 23

$ 375 00

Appropriation, $375 00.

TEXT BOOKS AND CASES.

Paid S. E. Bridgman & Co., for books, $600 00

E. D. Kingsley, for book cases, 119 32

$ 719 32

Appropriation, $500 00.

RECAPITULATION.

Paid State, County, and Collins Fund Tax. $2,601 11
Whiting Street Fund Committee, 240 00

State and Military Aid, 508 50

Interest, 1,432 28

School Committee, 4,308 38

Old Bills, 108 00

Paupers, town and state, 1,788 93

Highways and bridges, , 1,423 57

Contingent expenses, 1,429 65

Street Lights, 377 78

Fire Department, 79 50

Painting Haydenville school house, 229 11

Repairing Mountain St. Cemetery fence, 15 00
Decoration of Soldiers' graves, 50 00

School House in Clap]J district, 375 00

Expense for Text Books and Cases, 719 32

$15,686 13

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REVISED LIST OF JURORS, 1885.

Ames, George II. Murphy, James D.

Belcher, Jotro W. McCaffrey, Edward

Baker, Isaac F. Mullaly, James

Bradley," Clesson Nichols, Alfred A.

Breckenridge, Andre w N a sh, Wi 1 liam W.

Connell, Charles C. O'Donnell, James

Crosby. Benj. F, m 0,Neil, John

Courtright, Joseph Porter, Francis E.

Foster, James M. Rice, Royal B.

Earns worth, Charles D. Tileston, Charles E.

Graves, William C. Thrasher, George A.

Hill, Henry W. Tower, Dexter

James, Lyman D. Wallace, Thomas

Lennihan, Thomas Warner, Francis S.

Morton, Albert C. Wells, Martin G.

Respectfully submitted,

) Selectmen
EDWIN F. MILLER, }■ of
HENRY C. SMITH, ) Williamsburg.

"Williamsburg, February 1, 1885.

ASSESSORS' REPORT.

The Assessors of the town of Williamsburg for the year
1884 respectfully present the following report :

VALUATION OF THE TOWN MAY 1ST.

Real Estate, $656,115 00

Personal Estate, 241,370 00

Total valuation,

$897,485 00

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NUMBER OF TAXABLE POLLS, 526.

Amount instructed to assess, $8,100 00

of State tax, 1,140 00

of County tax, 1,417 54

Overlaying tax, 265 26

Total tax, $10,922 80

Added, 27 17

Poll tax, $2 on each.

Property tax $11 on the $1000 of the valuation.

We committed the above tax with warrants in due form of
law to George F. Smith, collector, July 12, 1884.

Number of acres of land taxed, 15,455.

Sheep « 317

Cows " 435

Horses " 237

Dwelling houses, 399

We have granted abatement of taxes to George F. Smith,
collector for said year amounting to $95 04.

The names of those persons on whose account abatements
have been made, with explanatory remarks thereon, may be
found in the Town Clerk's office.

) Assessors
EDWIN F. MILLER, of
HENRY C. SMITH, ) Williamsburg.

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TREASURER'S STATEMENT.

Total Receipts,

$1(5,202 09

Paid State Tax, $1,140 00

County Tax, 1,417 54

Int. on Town Debt, 1,250 00
" Temporary Loans, 164 28
" Strang Loan, 18 00

Tax on Collins Fund, 43 57
Alm'n'rs W. Street fund, 240 00
State Aid, 316 50

Military Aid, 192 00

For Town Poor, 1,788 93

Text Books and Cases, 719 32
Schools, 4,308 38

Contingent acc't 1,429 65

Highways and Bridges,l,423 57
Old Bills, 108 00

Haydenville sch'lhouse, 229 11
Street Lights, 377 78

Mountain St. Cemetery, 15 00
Fire Department, 79 50

Hill School-house, 375 00
Decoration Committee, 50 00
Remainder in Treasury, 515 96

$16,202 09

$16,202 09

ASSETS.

Due for State Aid, Dec. 1. $316 50
^Military, Dec. 1, 96 00

State Poor, 67 20

Remainder, 25,275 97

LIABILITIES.

Notes due Jan. 1, 1888, $10,000 00
" Jan. 1, 1893, 15,000 07
Due the Collins Sch, Fund. 755 60

$25,755 67

$25,755 67

Other assets of the town, 276 shares N. H.& N. H. R. R.

THE COLLINS SCHOOL FUND CONSISTS OF

21 Shares of Stock in First National Bank of Greenfield.

First National Bank of Northampton.
North'pton National B'k of Northampton.
Hamp. Co. National B'k of Northampton.
Mechanics National Bank of Worcester.

28 "

31 "

21 "

20 "

$7*55 67-100 due from the town of Williamsburg.

THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN IS AS

FOLLOWS:

1 Note held by the Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank dne Jan.
1, 1888.

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1 Note held by the Arlington Five Cent Savings Bank, due Jan.
1, 1893.

1 Note held by the Lynn Institution for Savings, due Jan. 1, '93.

1 Note held by the Attleborough Savings Bank, due Jan. 1. 1893.
1 Note held by the Lynn City Hall Sinking Fund, due Jan.l, '93.
Due the Collins School Fund, 755 67-100 Dollars.

Respectfully Submitted, —

THOMAS M. CARTER, Treasurer.
Williamsburg, Feb. 1, 1885.

The undersigned hereby certify that we have examined the
foregoing accounts and statements of the Selectmen and Treas-
urer of the Town of Williamsburg, and find them correctly stated
and vouched for, and that there is in the hands of the Treasurer
Five hundred fifteen and ninety-six one hundredths dollars.

C. D. WAITE, ) Auditors of
GEO. F. SMITH, [Williamsburg.

Feb. 14, 1885.

Respectfully submitted,

t